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Perhaps because Yu Jin's army went north quickly, the main force of the Han army did not catch up with the interception of Cao's army. Liu Jing learned that Yu Jin's 20,000 Cao's army had been intercepted by Pang De's cavalry and Wei Yan's army, so he changed his plan and ordered the Han army to march towards Qiao County.

At this time, Huang Zhong and Liu Hu of Shouchun also led 60,000 Han troops and several warships to Qiao County north, and the 10,000 Cao troops who retreated from Yicheng County to the north also successfully escaped from the Han army's interception and arrived in Qiao County, bringing the Cao army to 10,000.

At the same time, Cao Ren led 80,000 Cao troops to advance from Xuzhou to Qiao County. The dark clouds of war gathered over Qiao County, and the battle surrounding Qiao County was about to break out.

King Liu Jing of Han led an army of 100,000 to Limu Town, about ten miles away from Qiao County. This is a small town with less than a family. Due to the arrival of the war, the residents of the town had already run away, leaving only a few empty houses.

The Han army built a camp in the wilderness east of the town. The Han army camp covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres and builds tall and thick walls with stones and giant trees. In order to prevent Cao's army from attacking the camp with rockets, the Han army sent two thousand patrols to patrol the outside, and built an exterior wall five steps away. In addition, it was dug a shallow ditch dozens of feet wide in front of the wall to introduce river water. In this way, even if Cao's army breaks through the outer scouts and uses fireballs to blast the camp, it is difficult to succeed.

This is also the experience and lessons learned by the Han army after dozens of wars. Although Liu Jing has always favored surprise attacks, he was extremely cautious in this battle that determines the overall situation of the world, and would not make any mistakes or a loophole.

Nearly 10,000 large tents have been built, and there is a huge wool tent covering an area of ​​about acres of land in the middle. This is the king's tent of the Han army and the central army's tent. Liu Jingzheng stood in front of the sand table with more than a dozen generals and counselors to discuss some details of the Central Plains War.

The strategy has been decided long ago, to completely annihilate the Cao army in Xuzhou and unify the Central Plains. The key is how to fight. There are several plans here. Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Your Highness has always been decisive in sending troops. Why is this time hesitant? With our troops, we have far surpassed the Cao army. We can completely capture Qiao County in one go. Could it be that Your Highness wants to siege the city and fight aid?"

Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "Long guessed well, this time I really want to siege the city and attack the aid."

Liu Jing pointed to Qiao County and Pengcheng and said, "No matter Xuchang, Qiao County and Pengcheng are all easy to defend and difficult to attack. Xuchang City is because Cao's army has few troops and is easily captured by us, while Qiao County and Pengcheng are different. Especially Pengcheng, the city is strong and tall, with a large amount of grain storage, and has been run by Cao Ren for many years, and the people's hearts are stable. If Cao's army defends Pengcheng with tens of thousands of troops, it will be difficult for us to capture Pengcheng. Therefore, taking advantage of the Cao army's mentality that cannot give up Qiao County and attracting Cao's army to fight in Qiao County is our way to win."

Zhao Yun nodded silently, Sima Yi next to him smiled and said, "We have been preparing for this Central Plains War for several years. The deployment has been in place and the troops are far superior to the Cao army. Therefore, as long as we send troops carefully, we will definitely win. We need to have confidence."

Seeing that everyone understood why they were not in a hurry to attack Qiao County, Liu Jing smiled and said, "There is another news that I want to tell you, Cao Pi has arrived in Xuzhou, which is good news!"

"Why did Your Highness say that?" Pin asked in confusion.

Pang Tong smiled, "I'll answer everyone's questions for Your Highness. The biggest difference between Cao Pi and Cao Ren is that Cao Pi is more focused on political influence, and Cao Ren mainly considers military affairs. Once Cao Pi is in charge of Xuzhou, the strategy of Cao army in the Central Plains will change. The most typical example is that Cao Ren originally wanted to give up Qiao County and lead the Han army to Xuzhou to fight to the decisive battle, so that our logistics line will continue to be lengthened."

Speaking of this, Pang Tong raised a military order from Cao's army and said, "This is a military order seized from Yu Jin. Cao Ren ordered Yu Jin to withdraw to Xuzhou, which shows Cao Ren's original plan, abandon Qiao County and defend Xuzhou to the death."

The generals passed this military order, and then they understood why the Yu Yin army withdrew to Qiao County. This must have been Cao Pi's order.

Pang Tong said lightly: "Cao Pi will never give up Qiao County, because Qiao County is the ancestral land of the Cao family. The ancestral hall of the Cao family is located in Qiao County. Once Qiao County is lost, Cao Pi cannot explain to Cao Cao first, and secondly, it is a big taboo for the continuation of the Cao family's regime. Therefore, I believe that it was Cao Pi's refusal to lose Qiao County that changed Cao Ren's initial strategic deployment and forced Cao Ren to rescue Qiao County."

Pang Tong's analysis was very thorough, which made everyone feel a sudden realization. The Cao army was facing a dead end. The Hefei War before the New Year had already established the victory of the Han army today. No wonder Sima Yi said that the Han army had been preparing for today's Central Plains battle for several years.

Pin pondered for a moment and said, "If we want to siege the city and attack aid, then we must have an army behind the main force of Cao's army and cut off their retreat from Xuzhou. Have you ever considered it?"

Liu Jing pointed at Xiang County with a wooden pole, "I have ordered Lu Meng to lead 10,000 troops to Xiang County. Once we fight the main force of Cao's army, Lu Meng will quickly insert behind Cao's army and cut off Cao's army's retreat. I have set up a net of heaven and earth in Qiao County, and wait for Cao Ren to take the bait."

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Yu Jin had been taken to the Han army's camp. Because he surrendered on the battlefield, he was not considered a prisoner of war. However, before Liu Jing spoke, Yu Jin did not receive the corresponding treatment and was placed under house arrest in a large tent.

Yu Jin was very nervous. He had heard that Mr. Wei had not been long. Yu Jin was also not optimistic about Cao Wei. He also knew that the Han Dynasty would destroy Cao Wei and unify the world. This was the general trend.

Yu Jin has considered his future more than once. If Jiangdong unified the world, perhaps he would have surrendered to Sun Quan long ago. But the lord of Han was Liu Jing, the person who changed his fate of life. He still remembered that night more than ten years ago, that wise boy. He never dreamed that he met a boy in Rangshan, but today he became the world's number one master, which forced him to sigh that fate was arousing that.

It was because when the mind was in chaos, a soldier quickly walked to the tent and said nervously: "General Yu, the King of Han is coming down!"

Yu Jin was shocked. At this time, he had no time to worry too much. He turned around and walked out of the tent. He saw King Liu Jing walking quickly towards him. Yu Jin did not dare to look at Liu Jing. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "The criminal Yu Jin, please see His Highness the King of Han!"

Liu Jing smiled and said, "General Yu, we are old friends, there is no need to be too polite, please get up!"

"Thank you Your Highness, King Han!"

At this moment, Yu Jin made up his mind that no matter how polite Liu Jing was to him, he would keep the courtesy of his subordinates and never be complacent.

He still lowered his head and was waiting for Liu Jing's instructions. Seeing that he did not respond to him, Liu Jing smiled and walked into the tent to sit down. Seeing that Yu Jin was still standing with his hands down, Liu Jing smiled and said, "General Yu doesn't have to be nervous. Just treat him with constant courtesy. Please sit down and talk."

Yu Jin sat down, and he sighed and said, "Thank you for your kindness. You will not kill Yu Jin. Yu Jin is grateful. I am willing to serve Your Highness in the future!"

Liu Jing nodded and asked, "What good suggestions do General Yu have for this battle in the Central Plains?"

Yu Jin's eyelids twitched. He didn't expect Liu Jing to ask so directly. Although he was a little embarrassed and did not want to be detrimental to Cao's army immediately, he also understood in his heart that military generals were not as good as officials, and he had few opportunities. If he wanted to have a certain status in the Han army, he had to seize all the opportunities to make contributions. For the future, Yu Jin also took the initiative to be prosperous and wealthy.

"Report to Your Highness, the key to the Battle of Central Plains is to conquer Pengcheng. Although Pengcheng is solid, it is not without weaknesses."

Liu Jing was immediately excited. He didn't know what Pengcheng's weakness was, but as a veteran who had been farming in Cao's army for many years, Yu Jin knew very well what Pengcheng's weakness was? Moreover, Yu Jin said something about the key to the Central Plains War in Central China, indeed the gains and losses of Pengcheng.

"General Yu, please speak out!"

Yu Jin pondered for a moment and said, "The biggest advantage of Pengcheng is that Cao Ren has strong control over this city. He has great prestige in the city. He can mobilize tens of thousands of civilians to serve him at any time, and can also let soldiers follow him to fight to the end. But this is actually Pengcheng's biggest weakness. Once Pengcheng loses Cao Ren, if he loses his soul, no one can replace Cao Ren's prestige in the city and the army, even Cao Pi cannot do anything. Therefore, if His Highness wants to destroy Pengcheng, he must stop Cao Ren from returning to Pengcheng at all costs. As long as Cao Ren cannot return to Pengcheng, the Han army will only besiege Pengcheng for a month, and Pengcheng will surrender."

Liu Jing nodded. Yu Jin's words made a lot of sense. It seems that sending only 10,000 troops to intercept Cao's retreat is not enough, and we have to send another army.

Liu Jing said happily: "I remember General Yu's suggestions. I hope General Yu has more and better suggestions to contribute his own strength to the unification of the Han Dynasty and the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty."

"I am willing to do my best to unify the world."

When Liu Jing met Yu Jin, it meant that Yu Jin had officially become a member of the Han army. However, Liu Jing did not allow him to participate in the Central Plains War for the time being, but instead ordered him to be appointed as a staff member of the army and be appointed as a general.

At the same time, Liu Jing accepted Yu Jin's suggestion and ordered Liu Hu to lead 20,000 troops to Xiang County. In this way, the Han army that cut off Cao's retreated reached 10,000. In any case, Liu Jing would not let Cao Ren escape back to Pengcheng again.

Just as the Han army was building a camp east of Qiao County, Cao Ren led 80,000 main troops to the Qing County, about inside and outside Qiao County. At this time, Cao Ren had received news that Yu Jinjun was intercepted by the Han army near Chengfu County, and the 20,000 troops were wiped out.

This news made Cao Ren nervous. He knew that the combat effectiveness of Yu Jin's army was wiped out. That would never be possible for the Han army in Chengfu County. There was only one possibility, that was, the main force of the Han army had already arrived.

Cao Ren also has rich combat experience. He was rigorous in the military and was cautious. Although he received Cao Pi's strict orders, he ordered him to protect Qiao County and the Cao Clan Ancestral Hall no matter what, Cao Ren was still not in a hurry to rush to Qiao County. He knew very well that once the army entered Qiao County, he would be passive and let Niu Jin defend Qiao County. He fought on the outside and became more flexible and proactive.

At this moment, Cao Ren suddenly received news that made him feel bad.
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